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Two recent economic reports show inflation is picking up — but not as quickly as investors had feared.
The real concern was about whether the Federal Reserve would be moved to raise interest rates faster tha.....»»

Wall Street was poised for an upbeat trading day on Wednesday, as investors looked ahead to data on U.S. retail sales, which could either strengthen or weaken the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates four times this year......»»

Inflation cooled slightly for American consumers last month, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to raise short-term interest rates next week, but relieving it of pressure to take more dramatic action......»»

European stocks fell into the red Tuesday, hurt as the euro and the U.K. pound rose against the U.S. dollar on easing concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise borrowing rates by more than anticipated this year......»»

Three tech ETF areas were unaffected by rising rate hike fears.
The latest Fed minutes reflected the increased confidence of policy makers in U.S. inflation and the need to raise rates faster in 2018, espec.....»»

The Federal Reserve gave little hint in its latest report to Congress that it’s prepared to raise U.S. interest rates more aggressively in 2018, reflecting uncertainty among senior officials about how fast inflation will rise this year......»»

The Bank of Mexico lifted interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a nine-year-high of 7.5%, amid stubbornly high inflation and investor expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise rates faster than previously thought......»»

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday as rising bond yields continued to fuel the selloff in equities and hints of inflation pickup triggered concerns that the Federal Reserve might have to raise interest rates more quickly......»»

The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, but said it anticipated inflation would rise this year, in a sign it is still on track to raise borrowing costs in March. Aleksandra Michalska reports......»»

U.S. wholesale prices rose in 2017 at the fastest pace in six years, a buildup in inflation that could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively unless it lets up. The producer price index increased 2.6% last year, even aft.....»»

The Federal Reserve may only need to raise interest rates two or fewer times in 2018 given weak price pressures and possible loss of public confidence in its ability to hit a 2 percent inflation target, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said on Monday......»»

Inflation has picked up lately after a summer lull, all but assuring the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates Wednesday in a widely expected move. The consumer price index rose 0.4% in November, the third big gain in four months......»»

Web-driven comparison shoppers are keeping a lid on inflation and weakening retailers’ pricing power, complicating the Federal Reserve’s deliberations on how much and how fast to raise interest rates......»»